Some Tibetan verb forms that violate Dempsey’s law

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id eprints-18336
recordtype eprints
institution SOAS, University of London
collection SOAS Research Online
language English
language_search English
topic PI Oriental languages and literatures
PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
description According to Dempsey's law (*-eṅ > iṅ, *-eg > -ig) there should be no inherited Tibetan words that end in the rimes -eṅ and -eg. Although some words of this type exist, a number of these may be explained as analogical developments.
format Journal Article
author Hill, Nathan W.
author_facet Hill, Nathan W.
authorStr Hill, Nathan W.
author_letter Hill, Nathan W.
title Some Tibetan verb forms that violate Dempsey’s law
publisher Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
publishDate 2014
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/18336/

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